Article Summarizer

A web app for summarizing articles by pasting text or providing a URL, powered by Hugging Face Transformers.

· Updated Mar 21, 2026

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Overview

Tech Stack

  • Frontend: Next.js, Tailwind CSS
  • Backend: Django, GraphQL, SQLite
  • AI: Hugging Face Transformers

Notes

  • Summarization uses facebook/bart-large-cnn locally — responses are slow without a GPU. This is expected, not a bug.
  • Built as a learning project to explore full-stack development with a Django/GraphQL backend and Next.js frontend.

Future Directions

  • Add a job queue so summarization runs asynchronously
  • Deploy affordably long-term (GPU requirement makes this tricky)
  • Extend into multi-perspective article discussion via LLMs